Ohio's attorney general has sued developers of a proposed Norwood condominium project, saying they did not return deposits people gave them after the proposal was mothballed.

Dave Yost said in a lawsuit filed today in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court that The Legacy Lofts on Courtland LLC and its owner, Scott Call, violated multiple state consumer-protection laws and may have pocketed more than $30,000.

Ohio's attorney general has sued developers of a proposed Norwood condominium project, saying they did not return deposits people gave them after the proposal was mothballed.(Photo: The Enquirer)

Beginning in 2017, people made deposits — often $5,000 each – to buy condominiums due to be completed in a former school and former church building on Courtland Avenue in 2018, Yost said in a news release about his lawsuit.

The project was not built.

“When people put a deposit down for a condo to be built, they rightfully expect for their condo to be built,” Yost said. “These are huge deposits. Consumers are out of pocket, and they’ve received nothing in return.”

Yost said the developers failed to hold deposits in escrow and to refund them even though they said they would.